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" ' ' " ' s ! THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. , v V .-" . -. . & 11 & Bepresentatioe Beurspaper. Sowers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lihe a Blanhet. jgjjf ' - ' ^ ~ LEXINGTON. S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1907. 46~ . **:. T ? '* -''1' ? / ^ < / \ Miimn AVR a VlflfiliVfVmn g ?jJB~WUA~JL~ AAAaOlA^ FOB AIT ASSAULT Rumored Beforehand He Would Kill * Officers. Crime Alleged Heinous One?Cousin of Dead Desperado. Aiken, Sept. 13.?David M. Jeffcoat, white, charged with criminally assaulting an 8-year-old negro girl last May, was arrested yesterday and was brought- to Aiken and placed in jail. Jeffcoat is a resident of Orangeburg, just over the line, but the crime with which he is charged was committed in this county. He was arrested by ? - ? ^ . t\ t>? snenn rtaDora aau uapuuica x>usucc and Cato. When he was arrested Jeffcoat submitted quietly, though it was reported that he would resist arrest, was rumored that he said he would s .. kill any man who attempted his capture. David M. Jeffcoat is a cousin of the desperado Jeffcoat, who created fo ? much fear in this county some years ago and killed several men before he himself was killed in Alabama. Jeffcoat is a powerfully built man, about 47 years old, and has a wife and five sons, two married daughters and several grandchildren. He does not seem to think he is in a very serious predicament, but says he will be out and back at home soon, as he has a farm to work and a turpentine farm to gather. He owns some property on the Edisto river, but he spends most of his time hunting and Ashing, ffiia crime that has been laid to bis blame is alleged to be one of the most heinous in the history of Aiken county. It is said that he went to the*house of a respectable man while he was at work in a nearby field, and committed an assault upon the colored man's little 8-year-old daughter, seriously injuring her. He was seen in the act by the girPs smaller brother, who reported the matter to his father. The man then went to the house and accosted Jeffcoat and attempted to rescue the girl from his clutches, but^was threatened with his life. Afterward it is said Jeffcoat went around to the field where the man was working and waited at Hie end of the row where he was plowing and then shot him with a shotgun, seriously wounding him. I '/ ' \ m Th# Smjis? Beeord. The Columbia^' Evening Record is rapidly coming faotbe front. Only a . few aays ago they enstalled the V Hearst news sendee, the best in the country, and now this paper publishes all the interesting events of the world just as they occur. Mr. T. L. Losse has been here for a couple of daysin the interest of The Record and has secured a number of .subscribers. The Record cotnes out from Columbia on the. 5:30 o'clock train and is as eagerly looked for here as is the morning paper. Mr. Losse is a hustling newspaper representative and a gentleman of pleasing and charming personality. g, I CLOTHES t In style, fit, fabric, workmanship and price we challenge comparison. In our Fall Line we are showing the best we have ever offered. May we show them to you? A complete line of Youths', Boys' and Childrens' Suits, all sizes, to 20 years. ' For fine Furnishings, Shoes -Hats and Cloth ? - - " 11 Vvi-, r\ 1 An n Ar] 1 JLig WtJ Will uc jJicaocu. to supply your wants. E. G. DREI Outfitters for LEXINGTON, I ??????? { "W- ? l?JiO MAIN 8TRE Solicits a Shai Death of Mr. Glenn Saminer. The announcement of the death a Hot Springs, Arkansas, of Mr. Gleni 4 ? ? _ -i n.x a. kaminer, wnicn occuiTea on oat urday, will be read with genuine sotto w by the many friends cf thi9 highl; esteemed gentleman, who reside i] this county where he was so wel known. Mr. Kaminer had been ii failing health for many months and a the request of friends went to Ho Springs, where it was hoped that h< could be benefitted if not permanent ly restored. For a time it seeme< that the change was beneficial, s< much in fact, that he was irf the ac of bidding friends good bye to retun to his home when suddenly and seem ingly without warning he was attack ed with cholera morbus, from th< effects of whfch he died. Mr. Kami ner was a native of this county, havinj been born and reared near this place where many of his relatives no\< reside. In young manhood he move< to Gadsden, in lower Richland county where he at once became identifier with the business interests of tha place and was up to the time of hi death one of the most prominent citi zens of Richland county. Mr. Kaminer leaves besides a wit and four children, the following broth ers, who are all well known in thi county: George A. Kaminer, Sila O., John J., and Lonnie. He also ha one sister living in this county, Mrs AI oaiK.. Sheriff Corley Off for Tezas. Sheriff P. H. Corley left Monday fo Fairmont, Texas, armed witt^requisi tion papers for Benton G. Turner, young white man wanted in thi county for seducing, under promise c marriage and violating that promise Miss Ella Fraley, daughter of Mr. E M. Fraley, of New Brookland. Th alleged crime was committed abou the first of May this year, and th young woman is now in a critical cor dition. Sheriff Corley has been at work o the case since the alleged crime wa committed, and had Turner unde surveillance in Alabama at one time but he fled to Texas before he coul be arrested. Lexington's ever alei sheriff, however, did not let up o Turner until he located him at th above named place and had him ai rested. The requisition was stubbornl fought by Col. P. H. Nelson, of C< lumbia, attorney for the accused, bt Solicitor Timmerman made a stron fight and Gov. Ansel granted the r< quest. Turner will be brought bac to face the crime with which he ha been charged at the November ten of court. The case promises to be sensational one. Out Prices Makes Friends. 15 years experience ill the busines enables us to suit the taste and giv j you the quality. Come and see fc j yourself. TT A DM A XTJC CXTAT? QrTA"P"R1 XXAXVU1AX1 U UUVJU UX VX*U| I P. O. Block, Columbia, ?. C. .. ' V IF WTY!' GRIFFON jmrr%v BRAND ml 4ER & COr.o Men and Boys, - s. c. ft ? / . . - .YllWV-. rj . j.. :r . / ILOBE DRY 6( 3C. MOITCZITOl :et, re of Your Valued Pa * i 20?fise mm For Sale From $60 I All lots close to both th to Columbia. A fine in\ your money in less than for homes. For prices ar ? fi ALFRED J. FOX, or < 7 S Lexington, 3 t From Batssburg. 8 To the Editor of The Dispatch: The Batesburg High school opened last week with the highest prospects the school has ever known, the enrollment the first day was 185, which has since been increased to 200, the enrollment of the High school being , 25. A number of the patrons were * present at the opening. Col. John Bell Towill and Dr. L. M. Mitchell, members of the board of trustees, made excellent talks along educationr al lines. Supt. H. A. Brunson also i- made a few remarks which were well a received. Prof. Brunson is a graduate s of the University of South Carolina >f and a teacher of'several years exj, perience and the trustees are to be 1. congratulated on securing his services e for the ensuing year. Prof. W. Ernest it Black, \of Davidson, N. C., the new e principal, comes to us highly recoml mended as a scholar and will have charge of the English, latin snd hisn tory of the high school department. is The high school under the present r management places it among the 5, front rank of South Carolina's high d school system. -t Capt. Claude E. Sawyer, a leading n member of the Aiken bar, was ir e town one day last week on profes r- sional business. He has been retainec to defend the Fallaw brothers, whc y are in the Aiken jail charged with the y- murder of Mr. George Mabus, whict it occurred near here some months ago. g Barrett Jones, Esq., went to Lex 3- ington Tuesday on 16gal business, k Mrs. Jabez Ferris has returned from is a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Henrj n C. Tillman, of Greenwood, a Mr. Henry L. Gardner, of Rocky Ford* Ga., has accepted a positior with the Harris-Cain Drug Co. Mr. John C. Crouch left last weefe lor uiemson uonege, wnere ue eutci t 59 the Freshman class for this session, e Mr. John W. Frye, a leading con>r tractor of Lexington, was here last Thursday, looking after business matters. Mr. T. Halsey Fox 19 having the old r drug store building on the corner - torn down, and will begin immedi| ately the erection of a two-story brick building. The first floor will be used as an up-to-date drug store and the second floor for office rooms. The First National Bank will soon build a new banking house opposite the Fox building on the corner now used as a beef market and one of the best locations in the town. Miss Ruby Holloway, of Newberry, a member of the faculty of the Aiken Institute, spent Saturday in town as the guest of Mrs. Sarah R. Shuler. Mr. Alvin Etheredge, a leading business man of Saluda, was in town Thursday. Miss Myra Glenn, a student of Osborne's Business College, Augusta, Ga., spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Glenn. Miss Ora Coleman, a young lady from Laurens, is spending a few days with her school friend, Miss Rosa Ridgell. Col. E. F. Strother and mother have returned from an extended trip to the Jamestown Exposition, New York, Washington and other points North. T ^ tt.V. a Vioa Kaon IAAT. J. U. iiuiaiuuD, nuv uuu t/wu engaged in the drug business for several years in this town, moved to Newberry Monday, where he and family will reside in the future. Mr. P Cortez Cullum has accepted a position as teacher in a high school in North Carolina and left last week to take charge. Mr. W. H. Sills, formerly of Batesburg, but now located atLockhart, S. C., is spending a few days here with his family. Mr. Sills is one of the I Southern Railway's most efficient engineers. Mr. J. William Mitchell has returned from New York, where he had gone on business. Mr. Mitchell is interested in the Summerland hotel ? ~ ~ ? 4-v.Co i.iono on A hf? Vin.s snared H IlCdl I'iilO J /ldW) X" ~~~~ - I neither trouble or expense in making B the hotel one of the most delightfu 9 resorts in the State, a Mr. J. R. Unger, of Saluda county, 9 has accepted the position of book 5 keeper with the E. Jones Co. g Mrs. Albert C. Jones is visiting hei n parents at Marion. I Mrs. Henry C. Tillman, of GreenI wood, is spending a few days wit! I her mother, Mrs. Jabez Ferris, jj Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Watson have H , ! ST, TZE5., 2v?-?l.:?T.< tronage. Polite and Pr SS??5?eSSS6SS?SSSS^ i n^rrfe mnnn nn $ LUIS jjlMr-ZU 1 to $225-Cood Terms. ? e proposed Trolly Car lines S vestment, liable to Doable ^ a year. Ideal locations jjj id plat of lots, see . . . U 3. BELL TIMMERMAN, J South Carolina. | BEMEMBEB TEE "TBI-COT72TTY FAIB" At Batesburg, October 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th. The "Tri-County Fair" (Lexington, Aiken and Saluda Counties) will hold their First Annual Fair this year on the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th of October. The promoters of this Association is made up of representative business men and farmers of different sec, tions of these counties. During the last twelve months they have worked ; on the proposition with diligence with the view of bringing together in an' nual festivities and in generous rivalrv, all the oeoDle of these sections, vieina } with each other in the production of . the excellence of their hor9e9, cattle, r poultry, field crops, needle and fancy work and household products, and in } its manufacturing: industries. To this ' end the Association have erected on their beautiful ten acre lot in the heart ^ of Batesburg on the prettiest ridge J overlooking the city a large and com[ modious main fair building, one hundred cattle and horse 9talls, a large P and well arranged poultry house, [ stalls for hogs sheep and goat9. The . arena is being put in excellent condiL tion for the proper exhibition of fine ) saddle and trotting horses. The > grounds and buildings will have cost t the Association something like foi*tyfive hundred dollars. Suitable prem. ium rewards will be paid to those who excel in ttje exhibits. Delightful brass band music will be rendered during r the fair for the pleasure of the guests, and attractive opera house entertainr ments will be provided for the entert tainment of the visitors during /the evenings. Special railroad rates of : one fare plus twenty five cents have J been granted by the road9 from Columbia and Augusta and Allendale . and intermediate points. Those who contemplate making any kind of ex. hibit or who contemplate attending the fair will do well to send to Mr. J. I Walter McCartha, the secretary, \ Batesburg, S. C., for a free copy of the premium list and general direc| tory of the Fair. [ 25 Killed m wreels. White River Junction, Vt., Sept. l 15.?Twenty-five people mostly excur! sionist9, returning from the Canadian p: ovincs?, met death and many others ! were injured about daylight today in a fearful train wreck between a passenger train and a freight, due to a head-on colli9ion, on the Concord divi1 sion of the Boston and Maine railroad about four miles west of Canaan sta tion. The badly injured numbered nearly thirty, some of whom it i9 feared, may not survive. Twenty-two of the bodies were taken by train to Concord and two to this place. Before their removal fourteen of the bodies had been identified. It is thought that a misunderstanding of 1 orders by the crew of the freight train caused the accident. | Death of Hrs. 2. G. Leaphart. The announcement of the death of , Mre. E. C. Leaphart la9t Thursday, while not unexpected, brought sorrow to many a heart who had loved and . known this dear woman for many ] years. Mrs. Leaphart was 84 years of age and had twice been married. In 1843 she was married to Rev. Wm. Berley of the Lutheran church, and from this union one son, Mr. W. Q. M. Berley, of this town, survives her. In 1877 she was married to Hon. Godfrey Leaphart, who died in 1891. Mrs. Leaphart was a woman of many beautiful traits of Christian character and endeared herself to all. Her remains were laid to rest in the s Lutheran church yard Friday afternoon in the presence of a large crowd of mourning relatives and friends. The funeral service, which was conducted bv her beloved pastor, the Rev. W. K. Hiller, was indeed impressive. The floral offerings were ; many and beautiful. returned from the Exposition at > Jamestown. During their stay abroad ' they visited Washington, New York, Niagara Falls, and different points * in Canada. They were absent eleven days. Dr. W. H. Timmerman spent Mon1 day at his old home in the Phillippi section near Johnston. M. J September 17, 1907. Yg &.C3-ESS, O OLTJMBIA, H. <. ompt Attention. Pond Branch Happenings. ! To the Editor of The Dispatch: | Rain in abundance. Mr. John J. Koon, of Newberry, ! was on a visit to relatives here last wec-K. Mrs. Pierce Price returned from I Newberry Friday where she spent last j week with her mother. Mrs. Etta Dorrity, of New Brookj land, is spending awhile with rela' tives here. Miss Iva Crout entered school at the Lewiedale academy Monday. Mr. Malachi Smith is taking a j course in bookkeeping at MacFeat's Business college in Columbia, j A move is on foot to vote a special . school tax for this district. I earnesti ly hope the movement will be successful, for it is the only way of getting a good school, such as we need for this community. Mrs. W.*\V. Koon has been quite sick, but at this writing she is able to be out again, j Rev. J. K. Inabinet happened with what might have been a serious accident Sunday evening. While crossing Pond Branch creek near Mr. Lawrence Smith's in his buggy a trace broke and the horse became frightened and in trying to stop it he received severe injuries to one of his hands and leg. Mr. J. J. Crout went to Johnston Thursday on business. Mr. Rufus Koon made a business trip to Celumbia Monday. Childrens' Day at Pond Branch church last Saturday was well attended. In connection with the exercises of the Sunday school addresses were made by Rev. B. D. Wessinger, Hon. W. H. Sharpe and Miss Ellen Hendrix. These addresses were inspiring and contained much substance for thought. Miss Hendrix's address on Home and Foreign Missions was one of the best that we haye heard on this all important subject. C. Gilbert, Sept. 16. Swansea Items. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Mr. F. M. Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Hutto, Dr. W. T. and Miss Isabel Brooker were the Swanseaites who attended the Exposition this week. Mrs. Hutto will visit Baltimore before returning home. Mr. B. E. Craft has returned to Swansea, after $ year's absence, to take a position with the firm of Reynolds & Craft. We welcome Mr. Craft back and hope that Swansea will hereafter be his home. Miss Isabel Brooker has gone to Batesburg to resume her work in the High school there. Mr. W. R. Hilderbrand has decided that there is no place like one's home town and has returned from Green wood and is now connected with the firm of Reeves & Witt. Athaugh our town is small, we have been entitled to Sunday mail for some time, but until recently we did not get a Sunday's mail. Now we have the convenience and satisfaction, ,through the efforts of some of our energetic townsmen, of receiving mail each day. Miss Blanche Brooker will leave Monday for Greenville, where she will enter school at the Greenville Female College. Miss Mattie Ellis and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnson and little girl of Scotia, have visited the family of Mr. Keitt Johnson recently. Mr. J. E. Yarborough, of Columbia, 9pent last week in town. Tip. September 7, 1907. We need the money due us, so please be kind enough to let us have it without delay. C D I 1 111 6,000 beautiful | i eiven away in the nes W W customers ABSOLUT] With every Cash Pun j LEVER, "The i IN COI 'iff mmmmmmammmsmmammtmmm ??o?wg???IBM I | Mrs. Blair Convicted of Manslaughter. I Mrs. Ethel W. Biair, the pretty ! young woman who, it is alleged, shot and killed her husband, Capt. McCulley W. Blair, a conductor of the C. N. and L. railway, on the 17th of last January, was found guilty of manslaughter with recommendation to mercy in the Richland county court Sunday morning, after the jury had considered the merits of the case for 14 hours. When the verdict was announced Mrs. Blair, who had held up bravely all through the trial, fainted, and was removed from the room and placed on a couch at the request of Judge Johnstone. As soon as the verdict was announced Col. P. H. Nelson, attorney for Mr9. Blair, gave notice of a motion for a new trial, which will be argued later in the week. It is said the jury stood nine for murder with recommendation to mercy, two for manslaughter and one for acquittal, the jury finally compromising on the above verdict. The defendant was represented by ' Messrs. Nelson & Nelson, while the j prosecution was conducted by Solicitor Timmerman, unassisted. White Reck News. | To the Eaitor of The Dispatch: Quite an uncommon thing happened I in our town last week. While deco! rating the church for Harvest service 1 some one happened to look in the tower and discovered that two Barn owls had made the bell tower their nesting place. One was shot and the other captured, and is now in a cage at Mr. w. R. Eleazer's and is an object of curiosity. Its breast and head is as white as snow and its eyes are black. It is a very beautiful bird. Little Helen Haigler is quite sick. After a severe and protracted illness, Mr. Walter Bunarick, of near here, died of heart disease, and was buried at Shady Grove church on last Saturday. The White Rock Glee club is now making preparations to give a public . entertainment in the school house at this place about the middle of October. On last Sunday Dr. P. H. Shealy, of Lexington, visited his sister, Mrs. J. Ed. Shealy. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowman, of the Selwood section, visited Mr. and and Mrs. W. P. Crompton Sunday. Mr. R. W. M. Eleazer and little son, Harry, of Peak, are visiting the home folks. Femine. May 3s Bad of County. From the result of the meeting of the Calhoun county commissioners which was held in this city a day or l two ago, it seems that that new coun! ty scheme has about fallen through, j The meeting was called to be held in the morning but was postponed until ; late in the afternoon cn account of j the absence of a gentleman who is i very much interested in the matter. I The surveyors who did the official j surveying of the new county were j present and made their report. From 1 this it seems that the line'of the new i county passed through the incorporate | limits of the town of Cameron, and for i this reason, the matter was held up. ! In order that they may be certain of ! thi9 fact, a representative of the comi mission went to Columbia yesterday for the purpose of looking up the records of the establishment of the town of Cameron, and secured a copy of the petition for a charter. From this petition it seems that the holding of the Commissioners was correct.? Orangeburg Evening News, 14th. E E ! Dieces of Cut Glass :t ninety days to our . ELY FREE ciiase. i Chno lion" i uiiuu mail; iUMBIA.